quart Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
  2. noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
  3. noun a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
    dry quart.

WordNet

Quart noun
Etymology
F. quart, n. masc., fr. L. quartus the fourth, akin to quattuor four. See Four, and cf. 2d Carte, Quarto.
Definitions
  1. The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth. Obs.
    Camber did possess the western quart. Spenser.
Quart noun
Etymology
F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See Quart a quarter.
Definitions
  1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints. ✍ In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid ounces; in wine measure, it is thirty-two American fluid ounces. The United States dry quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75. The English quart contains 69.32 cubic inches.
  2. A vessel or measure containing a quart.
Quart noun
Etymology
See Quart a quarter.
Definitions
  1. In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4. Hoyle.

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